Shanu Mathew @ShanuMathew93
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Shanu Mathew [verified] @ShanuMathew93 · 7h "The AI build-out is on track to become the biggest economic bet in U.S. history, dwarfing the investments made to fund other huge U.S. infrastructure projects such as the railroads, the highway system and the plumbing for the internet." Creating jobs, stock market wealth, +inflation [Attached chart, titled "Construction": "Private construction spending relative to December 2023", y-axis $5 billion down to -10, x-axis 2024 to '26. Series: "Data centers" (rising line, ending near +$4.5 billion) and "All other private construction" (falling line, ending near -$10 billion). Note: Seasonally adjusted. Source: Commerce Department. A second attached chart is partly visible at the right edge, cut off, with fragments: "er of new U.S. AI-re[cut off]", "annotator", "center", "gineer", "of AI", "rd deployed engine[cut off]", "LinkedIn".]
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Dark-mode X post quoting an article line about the AI build-out as the biggest economic bet in US history. The attached WSJ-style line chart shows data center construction spending rising while all other private construction falls sharply, with a second chart cut off at the right edge.
ai buildoutdata centersconstruction spendingeconomicsinfrastructureinflation